Yufeng (Ethan) Ma, a partner and the chief
representative in Orrick’s Shanghai office, has over 17 years of experience
assisting clients in intellectual property (IP) related matters including IP litigation
before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US federal courts.

Over the years, Ethan has
represented dozens of Chinese companies in resolving their IP disputes in the
U.S. Ethan and his litigation teams won a number of high-profile ITC
investigations involving Chinese companies and earned clients’ long-term trust.
In one investigation (337-TA-623), his clients are four subsidiaries of a large
state-owned company in China, who were sued for patent infringement. The
Commission reversed the late Chief Administrative Law Judge’s unfavorable
decision and found that Ethan’s clients were not infringing and did not violate
Section 337. In another investigation (337-TA-655), he represented the
complainant and its subsidiaries in China suing a group of Chinese respondents
for trade secret misappropriation. The ITC issued a 10-year exclusion order
against these respondents. This landmark decision represents a new development
of trade secret law and ITC jurisdiction in the U.S., and was upheld by the US
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Since then, Ethan has won case after
case on behalf of his clients, keeping his undefeated record to this day. He is
also committed to resolving disputes in the most cost-effective and timely way.
“Ethan always tries to resolve matters for clients at the lowest cost possible,” said a client who won a case as he recommended Ethan to his
peers.

For instance, in 2017, Ethan successfully defended
Shenzhen Howshow Technology against Kent Displays, Inc. in an ITC 337
investigation (337-TA-1035) involving alleged infringement of patents relating
to liquid crystal e-writers and components. Orrick secured a complete victory
for the client by forcing the complainant to unconditionally withdraw after
four months of active litigation. The case was named “Deal of the Year 2017 –
Disputes and Investigations” by China
Business Law Journal.

In another case, Ethan successfully defended Shanghai
Sansi Electronic Engineering Co., CreateLED Electronics Co., Yaham
Optoelectronics Co. and other Chinese respondents against Ultravision
Technologies in an ITC Section 337 investigation (337-TA-1114) filed on 27
March 2018 involving alleged infringement of patents relating to certain
modular LED display panels and components. The complainant was forced to
withdraw the complaint unconditionally during the expert discovery period in
November 2018, which led to a final termination by the ITC on 21 February 2019.

Prior to joining Orrick, Ethan served as Director of IP,
Asia of a world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, where he was in charge
of the company’s daily IP matters in China and throughout Asia. Before that, he
was a partner and member of the Board at McAndrews, Held & Malloy in
Chicago, Illinois. Ethan was the first non-US born lawyer of that firm.

In the past 17 years, Ethan has been committed to building
bridges and facilitating understanding between China and the US on IP
protection and exchange. In addition to being a frequent speaker at various
seminars and conferences in China and the US, Ethan regularly publishes
articles and has been interviewed by numerous media. He served as a
committee member of the Asian Legal Committee of Intellectual Property Owners
Association (IPO) for many years.

Ethan
is also actively involved in the “One Belt One Road” and “Going Out”
initiatives led by the PRC government and non-profit organizations. He
currently participates in Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce’s “Going
Overseas Service Portal” project, and acts as a special advisor to Wisdom IP -
Overseas Intellectual Property Alliance (WIPA), Nanjing, Jiangsu.

Agatha Yu, an associate in Orrick’s Hong Kong office, is a member of the Litigation Group.

Agatha regularly advises multinationals and financial institutions on a broad range of business disputes in relation to cross-border fraud and asset tracing claims, product liability, as well as employment law and data privacy law matters. She has experience in conducting corporate internal investigations related to activities in China.

In addition to her focus on complex commercial litigation and corporate investigations, she represents global private equity/venture capital funds and portfolio companies in their investments and acquisitions across the Greater China region.

Michael Tu leads the firm's securities litigation practice in Southern California. His practice focuses on litigation and counseling under the federal and state securities laws, mergers and acquisitions lawsuits, regulatory investigations and proceedings, securities and corporate governance advice, and business litigation and trade secrets disputes.

Michael is recognized as a leading trial lawyer who has successfully prosecuted and defended numerous trials to verdict in federal and state courts, and is among the few lawyers in the country who have defended a securities class action trial to verdict. That shareholder class action trial was recognized as one of the "Top Defense Verdicts" in California by the Daily Journal.

Recommended for his “range of expertise, including the defense of securities class actions and M&A litigation,” “for the fact that he ‘takes a macro approach and looks very far down the line’” with a "'good oratory style'” (Chambers USA, 2015), and "The knowledge level that he has, his attention to detail and his communication skills are outstanding." (Chambers USA, 2017)

“Praised” “for his litigation skills” defending securities matters “in both federal and state courts”, noted as “particularly strong in securities class actions with a cross-border element” (The Legal 500, 2015) and "cares about clients and has innovative ways of solving their problems." (The Legal 500, 2016)

Rated by clients and peers as an “Excellent trial attorney with practical sense” who has “a high level of expertise in the securities litigation field,” “practices with the highest ethical standards,” and “has a remarkable ability both to see the big picture and to sweat the details, and brings excellent judgment to bear on both fronts.” (Martindale-Hubbell)

Michael has moderated and spoken at numerous events on securities law and corporate governance developments. In addition, as a past faculty member of the Stanford Senior Executive Leadership Program, he has taught business executives and leaders on a number of subjects, including cross-border litigation, risk management and securities and accounting liability issues.

Dr. Xiang Wang is the Co-Chair
of Orrick’s Global Advisory Board, Partner in Charge for Asia and the head of China IP practice, splitting
his time between three offices: Shanghai, New York and Beijing, where he is the
Managing Partner.

Xiang has extensive experience in assisting local and foreign-based multinational companies with all aspects of their IP rights in the U.S., China and Asia, including IP litigation and arbitration, patent, copyright and trademark infringements, Section 337 U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations, patent office proceedings including inter partes reviews (IPR), IP due diligence and portfolio counseling, industrial espionage, trade secrets misappropriation, mass torts and product liability, securities litigation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Alien Tort Statute (ATCA) and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) investigations and compliance. These matters have implicated a vast array of technologies, from software and electronics to renewable energy and medical devices as well as agricultural and building materials, to name just a few. Xiang also works extensively on cybersecurity & data privacy issues for both Chinese and international clients.

Xiang has been particularly active in Chinese state-owned enterprises related U.S. litigation. Clients turn to his strategic and innovative advice thanks to the in-depth understanding of their business needs and political risks, and appreciate that he “understood the environment in the China legal system and can give nuanced advice”.

Xiang has developed the region’s premier IP practice based on his reputation as one of the few IP lawyers who has a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering, a Chinese Certificate of Laws and admission to practice law in New York, Indiana and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Due to its success in patent disputes in the U.S. and China, involving both foreign and Chinese companies, Orrick IP team was exclusively featured in a documentary film “Patent Wars” by the China Central Television (CCTV).

Xiang is highly regarded for his practical legal advice that results from more than 10 years of experience at medical and electronic device businesses before becoming a lawyer. He also has received four U.S. medical-technology patents in his name.

Erica Chong, a partner in Orrick’s Hong Kong
office, is a member of the Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. She
is a commercial litigator with 10-year experience in complex commercial
disputes, international arbitration, corporate investigation and employment
matters.

Her expertise includes advising international and regional
clients on high-value commercial disputes arising from breach of contract,
employment, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and business torts,
cross-border fraud and asset tracing claims, and insolvency, professional
negligence, product liability, corporate compliance and antitrust issues. She
also has significant experience in enforcement actions, arbitrations under the
HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICC Rules, as well as FCPA and SFC investigations.

Erica
serves as Secretary to the Committee on Arbitration and ADR of the
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Hong Kong and is ICC Young
Arbitrators Forum’s Regional Representative for North Asia.

Practice:

Shelley Zhang, a partner in Orrick’s Beijing office, is a member of the Intellectual Property Group. Her practice focuses on IP prosecution and enforcement. Shelley has extensive experience in patents, trademarks, domain names, copyrights and trade secrets.

Practice:

David Halperin, a partner in Orrick's Hong Kong office, is a member of the Corporate Group.
His practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters, banking and finance projects for investment funds and their managers, and entertainment and media clients.

David has advised a number of venture capital and direct investment clients with respect to their Asian investments.

Before joining Orrick, David served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1966-1970, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (U.S.N.R.) and serving from 1969-1970 as a special assistant to Admiral E.R. Zumwalt, Commander of Naval Forces, Vietnam and later Chief of Naval Operations. From 1970-71, he served as personal assistant to Dr. Henry Kissinger, assistant to the president for national security affairs. David worked for Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York from 1974-1976 before joining the Hong Kong office of Coudert Brothers in 1976. He became a partner of Coudert in 1983 and has practiced in Hong Kong for 40 years.

Practice:

Jeremy Peterman is a member of Orrick's Litigation Group and Supreme Court and Appellate practice.

Jeremy’s work spans a number of subject areas, including intellectual property,
administrative law, securities, and criminal law. He has represented leading
technology companies before the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court. He also
maintains an active pro bono practice in Courts of Appeals and in the New York
Appellate Division.

Prior to joining Orrick, Jeremy served as a law clerk to Judge David Tatel of
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and to Judge David Hamilton of
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Practice:

Stephanie helps clients navigate the intricate and
rapidly evolving world of employment litigation.

Clients feel at ease knowing that Stephanie will work
tirelessly to guide them through wage-and-hour class and representative
actions, as well as single-plaintiff litigation involving claims of
whistleblower retaliation, fraudulent inducement and breach of contract.
Companies, particularly those in employee-friendly states such as California,
must contend with an ever-changing array of procedural tools and laws, and rely
on Stephanie to serve as a trusted advisor. In addition to legal nuances,
the high-profile matters Stephanie handles are further complicated by
reputational risk. To deliver a clear path through these complexities,
Stephanie works with her team to carefully and creatively balance each case’s
dangers, opportunities and impact.

She has managed matters from start to finish and has
litigated cases in federal and state courts, as well as before various
administrative agencies. She also helps her clients avoid litigation by
counseling on wage-and-hour compliance, terminations and severance agreements,
non-compete and non-solicitation covenants and employee handbook provisions.

Alex is a litigator and former senior DOJ and FTC official representing clients in high-profile deals, investigations, and disputes. He frequently works for leading global companies, including recently Microsoft, Cisco, and Schlumberger, and has been recognized by Chambers USA and Global Competition Review, among others. Who's Who Legal reports that Alexis“a highly skilled competition lawyer” applauded for "his strong knowledge of and experience with the US authorities."

Drawing on his agency experience, Alex regularly appears before federal, state, and foreign authorities in connection with conduct and merger investigations, including the Federal Trade Commission and US Department of Justice. He also advocates for client's interests on numerous competition and consumer protection issues before the agencies. In addition to his agency work, Alex has litigated large antitrust, unfair competition, and consumer protection class actions in federal and state courts around the United States.

From 2012-2015, Alex served as advisor to FTC Commissioner Ohlhausen, counseling her on the agency's numerous investigations, enforcement actions, and policies. He focused heavily on technology and telecommunications-related issues, including big data, the growth of online technology platforms, and the intersection of intellectual property and antitrust. Earlier, from 2010-2012, Alex was a trial attorney at the DOJ Antitrust Division focused on mergers and conduct in the technology and finance sectors. He also worked on dozens of energy, health care and hospital matters while at the FTC and DOJ and continues to practice in those sectors. Before serving in the government, Alex spent ten years in private practice at leading international law firms.

Alex is frequently acknowledged for the quality of his work and client service. Chambers USA has recognized Alex in its ranking of top DC antitrust lawyers (2018, 2019). He was recommended for antitrust litigation defense (2019) and merger control (2017-2019) in Legal 500 and was listed in Who's Who Legal: Future Leaders (2017, 2018) and Who's Who Legal: Competition (2019). He was also individually noted as "excellent" by Global Competition Review in its 2018 ranking of the world's antitrust practices.

Before law school, Alex co-founded and sold an online technology company.

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